Where are the Little Chefs going?

tom1977 · Post by **tom1977** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 13:07

Little Chef on A30 at Whiddon Down is no longer there - replaced by an independent café which has refurbished the old LC building.

B1040 · Post by **B1040** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 20:00

Something went wrong at Sleaford today. The waitress came straight up to us and took a drinks order, and by the time I had finished in the toilets, the drinks were on the table.

Piatkow · Post by **Piatkow** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 19:23

Coming up the A420 at noon today I thought about trying the ex Little Chef "authentic American diner" but that has now been boarded up.

ForestChav · Post by **ForestChav** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 19:28

B1040 wrote:Something went wrong at Sleaford today. The waitress came straight up to us and took a drinks order, and by the time I had finished in the toilets, the drinks were on the table.

You sure you just didn't spend an inordinately long time in the toilet

NSWP · Post by **NSWP** » Fri May 08, 2015 05:09

When I arrive at Heathrow on September 8, first thing I am going to do after a good sleep at the Bath Rd Premier Inn and a Full English Breakfast is to hit the road the next morning and look for a Little Chef luncheon stop. Have to hit the 'A' roads then. I doubt the cuisine has changed much in the last couple of years. Bacon Sarney still on?

James Heaton · Post by **James Heaton** » Sun May 10, 2015 19:59

ForestChav wrote:
B1040 wrote:Something went wrong at Sleaford today. The waitress came straight up to us and took a drinks order, and by the time I had finished in the toilets, the drinks were on the table.
You sure you just didn't spend an inordinately long time in the toilet

Heading a bit further north, North Muskham A1 southbound is being converted to a Burger King and M&S Simply Food.

James

James Heaton · Post by **James Heaton** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 20:16

James Heaton wrote:
ForestChav wrote:
B1040 wrote:Something went wrong at Sleaford today. The waitress came straight up to us and took a drinks order, and by the time I had finished in the toilets, the drinks were on the table.
You sure you just didn't spend an inordinately long time in the toilet
Heading a bit further north, North Muskham A1 southbound is being converted to a Burger King and M&S Simply Food.

James

And in the reopening corner - Barton Mills n-bound, the former AJs and Little Chef, is now 'Pancake and Waffle shack', opened last week. Haven't sampled yet. Good luck to them, hope it's a success. Always nice to see an empty premises reused.

James

SteveA30 · Post by **SteveA30** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 21:15

So they serve pancakes while talking waffle.

Pancakes with maple syrup are fine but only without the sugar. LC sprinkle it on, unless you request them not to.

avtur · Post by **avtur** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 10:34

The former Little Chef on the A55 at Penmaenmawr has recently reopened as "The Puffin Cafe" (a nod to Puffin Island which the site overlooks at the northern end of the Menai Straits).

The site has been closed for many years so it's good to see it reopen, it's adjacent to a Shell petrol station so hopefully will do well as a food and fuel stop.

TheLeeds · Post by **TheLeeds** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 23:13

nowster · Post by **nowster** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:52

avtur wrote:The former Little Chef on the A55 at Penmaenmawr has recently reopened as "The Puffin Cafe" (a nod to Puffin Island which the site overlooks at the northern end of the Menai Straits).

Meanwhile the one at Halkyn on the A55 is now a Burger King.

Richard (Barrow) · Post by **Richard (Barrow)** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 15:03

The ex LC site on the westbound A590 near Grange is to become a Kitchen showroom.

novaecosse · Post by **novaecosse** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 18:12

Former Little Chef on the A90 Kingsway West, Dundee, is in the process of being renovated into a Subway.

Berk · Post by **Berk** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 19:31

tom1977 wrote:Little Chef on A30 at Whiddon Down is no longer there - replaced by an independent café which has refurbished the old LC building.

The same for the one near Morcott on the A47 in Rutland. Although it's actually more a bistro/restaurant and craft shop.

Ruperts Trooper · Post by **Ruperts Trooper** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 22:00

NSWP wrote:When I arrive at Heathrow on September 8, first thing I am going to do after a good sleep at the Bath Rd Premier Inn and a Full English Breakfast is to hit the road the next morning and look for a Little Chef luncheon stop. Have to hit the 'A' roads then. I doubt the cuisine has changed much in the last couple of years. Bacon Sarney still on?

Just look out for burger vans in layby's, get a real taste for British transport catering.

Just seen the date of your post - I hope your enjoyed your trip.

Richard_Fairhurst · Post by **Richard_Fairhurst** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 22:55

Berk wrote:The same for the one near Morcott on the A47 in Rutland. Although it's actually more a bistro/restaurant and craft shop.

I used to live three miles away from that, when it was still a Little Chef. One day we went there for supper just for a giggle. They had a specials board with "Peppered Steak - £4.50". I couldn't resist.

It was a burger with watery pepper sauce on it.

wrinkly · Post by **wrinkly** » Sat Jan 23, 2016 20:43

The hyperbolic paraboloid roof of the former Little Chef on the A1 at Markham Moor appears to have been repaired or resurfaced or at least repainted, and now looks very smooth. Perhaps the building is going to be brought back into some sort of use.

roadtester · Post by **roadtester** » Sat Jan 23, 2016 21:44

wrinkly wrote:The hyperbolic paraboloid roof of the former Little Chef on the A1 at Markham Moor appears to have been repaired or resurfaced or at least repainted, and now looks very smooth. Perhaps the building is going to be brought back into some sort of use.

Yes - noticed that the other day. I think there was a To Let sign as well.

alans · Post by **alans** » Sat Jan 23, 2016 22:06

Little Chef A18/A46 roundabout Laceby empty for many years and now demolished is being replaced by a new spar convenience store and I think maybe some petrol pumps

JamesA71 · Post by **JamesA71** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 16:42

It would appear that the former Little Chef at Dreghorn, Edinburgh is due to reopen as a Starbucks operated by Eurogarages. As yet it would appear that there is no set timescale for this but a job advert that I found said that it was due to open at the end of December, which has obviously now passed.

Sources

http://www.indeed.co.uk/cmp/Starbucks-E ... nt+Manager
http://www.eurogarages.com/sites/soon/

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